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Peppe Vessicchio
5 quotes
“In Neapolitan tradition, mandolins, guitars and accordions were part of everyday life, just like kitchen utensils.”
Peppe Vessicchio (1956–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“(About the song Ti lascio una canzone) Gino wanted to pay tribute to Ornella Vanoni as a seal on their story. I loved the idea: even before it was born, that song already had a life of its own. He wrote the lyrics, I wrote the music. Paoli was like a cat: you never knew whether he was going to scratch you or purr.”
Peppe Vessicchio (1956–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Pippo was powerful, demanding and competent. If he didn't like one of the arrangements, we would go back and write until late at night. [The Sanremo Festival] was his home: just think, one morning I caught him moving a flower box at the theatre entrance.”
Peppe Vessicchio (1956–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“(About the Sanremo Festival) It has gone from being a song festival to a product festival. This is a consequence of the rapid obsolescence of lyrics: once upon a time, an artist dreamed of finding a song that would remain in their repertoire forever. Today, what matters is doing something that works immediately.”
Peppe Vessicchio (1956–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What is produced today is mostly modest. Music has become tribal: fewer and fewer elements are used, and songs are monotonous.”
Peppe Vessicchio (1956–2025) said by 2025 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source